Holtby helps Hershey top Norfolk in D.C.

Brandon McMillan wasted no time in giving the Norfolk Admirals a quick lead but Braden Holtby stopped everything else he faced in making 26 saves to lead the Hershey Bears to a 2-1 victory Thursday night in Washington.

Played before an announced sellout crowd of 18,506 at the Verizon Center in the Washington AHL Showcase, McMillan stunned the near-capacity house by beating Holtby with a shot from the left circle just 10 seconds into the game.

McMillan got his attempt when center Rod Pelley won the opening faceoff back to defenseman Sami Vatanen, who quickly moved the puck to the rushing winger.

But the Admirals (9-12) couldn''t convert any of the six power plays they received in watching their modest two-game winning streak end. Evan Barlow tied the game at 1-1 with 6:06 left in the first period and Ryan Potulny got the game-winner at 4:26 of the third.

Frederik Andersen took the loss, stopping 28 of 30 shots that he faced. Andersen has started five of Norfolk's past six games and allowed two or fewer goals in four of them.

The Admirals will visit Binghamton for a game against the Senators on Saturday night.

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